This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I was on an entry ramp to interstate 95 and found myself a bit out of line in the road after I had turned to check oncoming traffic. I tried to correct, and lost steering control. Car went into fishtail from which I was unable to recover, and eventually spun out into oncoming interstate traffic, where I was hit by a tractor-trailer. Roadway was damp, weather misty, temp mid-forties, and I believe there was sand on ramp left over from previous snow/ice treatment. I must say occupant protection worked well. I have cracked sternum (probably from airbag; I am a very short driver and sit way forward) and a knot on my forehead, 2 blakc eyes and lots of bruises, but was in good enough shape to be treated and released from er. I don't know if steering or suspension failure occurred, but wanted you to have the data point in case you can discover a pattern.
I was on an entry ramp to interstate 95 and found myself a bit out of line in the road after I had turned to check oncoming traffic. I tried to correct, and lost steering control. Car went into fishtail from which I was unable to recover, and eventually spun out into oncoming interstate traffic, where I was hit by a tractor-trailer. Roadway was damp, weather misty, temp mid-forties, and I believe there was sand on ramp left over from previous snow/ice treatment. I must say occupant protection worked well. I have cracked sternum (probably from airbag; I am a very short driver and sit way forward) and a knot on my forehead, 2 blakc eyes and lots of bruises, but was in good enough shape to be treated and released from er. I don't know if steering or suspension failure occurred, but wanted you to have the data point in case you can discover a pattern.
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- Fairfax, VA, USA